Rockville Teen Dies In Drowning

A Rockville teenager is dead after drowning in a public pool Saturday night.

The teenager was part of a group that entered the community pool in the New Mark Commons area of Rockville in the 600 block of Tegner Way after the pool had closed for the night.

When the victim, 15-year old Hafis Kareem, of the 700 block of Monroe Street, failed to resurface, members of the group called out to someone walking nearby for help, according to Montgomery County Police.

When officers from the First District, Rockville Police and Fire Rescue Units arrived around 11 p.m. they started performing CPR on Kareem before transporting him to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.

Police say rescue efforts there were unsuccessful, and Kareem was pronounced dead.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Division - Homicide and Sex Section are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call 240-773-5070.